There's a point in the rebooted Tomb Raider's demo from this year's E3 where Lara realizes she has to climb to the top of a mountain alone to find a radio because her companion is too injured to make the trek himself. "You can do it. You're a Croft," he says.

"I don't know if I'm that kind of Croft," Lara replies. The self-doubt she expresses in that moment is one of the most authentic things I've heard come out of a game character's mouth, and instantly made me feel a connection to her. I want to see her succeed because I see a little bit of me in her. Read more